Helen Dorothy (Basen) Fine

Helen Fine (Helen Basen) passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2022 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Helen was born on August 10, 1935 in Hudson, New York, to Abe and May Basen as their first child and daughter. She graduated Hudson High School in 1953 and entered Vermont College for Women. She was in its Chorus with a “Billy Holiday” voice and ensemble. She worked at Gimbels and Advertising in New York City. Her grandfather, Joseph Wishengradj was a founder of Congregation Adath Emeth in Hudson.

Helen was married to Daniel Fine of Hampton, Virginia, in 1956 in Albany New York and is the mother of William and Sharon Fine. She was an innovator in breeding Cavalier King Charles Dogs at a new fertility hospital for dogs in Massachusetts. Helen was an avid reader of mysteries and a world traveler. She spoke for African women and children in Zambia for blankets and compartments equality in a rail train derailment because of independence war.

Abe Basen, her father, a much-loved cigar store owner in Hudson, died in 1998 after a 90th Birthday at Kozels Restaurant in Columbia County. Helen moved to New Mexico from Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 2015 with her husband, Dr. Daniel Fine and later her beloved son, William. Her daughter, Mrs. Sharon Zebede lives in Sunny Isles, Florida, raising her Grandson, Hudson.

Helen will be buried in the Temple Albert Cemetery in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Monday, March 7, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers the family is requesting acts of tzedakah or charity to honor the memory of Helen, 112 Vista Montana Lp, Placitas, NM 87043.